Daedalus Bookshop
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| Daedalus Bookshop | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bookstore |
| Genre | used |
| Founded | |
| Founder | Sandy McAdams |
| Headquarters | Charlottesville |
| No. of locations | 123 Fourth Street NE |
| Employees | |
Daedalus Bookshop is the oldest and largest used bookstore in Charlottesville, located at 123 Fourth Street NE, just off the Downtown Mall. Daedalus was opened and is still owned by Sandy McAdams. It contains three floors packed with used books and over 120,000 titles.[1]
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Accolades
"Visiting the Poetry Room at Daedalus Bookshop" was rated by C-VILLE Weekly as number 8 on a list of "25 essential Charlottesville experiences for real locals" in 2009.[2] The Washington Post also called the shop "the best used-book store south of the Strand in Greenwich Village" and "a three-story temple of secondhand lit, a bibliophile's church"[3]
References
- ↑ Web. Books, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Are you from around here?: 25 essential Charlottesville experiences for real locals, Wistar Watts Murray, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, retrieved January 27, 2012. Print. June 23, 2009 , 21.25, .
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Education, Michael Powell, The Washington Post, September 1, 1999, retrieved January 27, 2012.